We found this blog from a teacher who attended the recent Elkhorn Slough Reserve’s teacher workshop.
She gave a nice account of her day’s sightings and some nice photos too.
http://egretsnest.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/trip-report-elkhorn-slough/
Here’s some of her bird sightings:
Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 2
Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos 8
Bufflehead – Bucephala albeola 10
Common Merganser – Mergus merganser 1
Western Grebe – Aechmophorus occidentalis 1
Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus 10
Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias 1
Great Egret – Ardea alba 8
Snowy Egret – Egretta thula 4
Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura 4
White-tailed Kite – Elanus leucurus 1
Northern Harrier – Circus cyaneus 1
California Gull – Larus californicus X
Forster’s Tern – Sterna forsteri 10
Anna’s Hummingbird – Calypte anna 3
Belted Kingfisher – Megaceryle alcyon 1
Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans 4
Western Scrub-Jay (Coastal) – Aphelocoma californica californica 2
American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos 4
Common Yellowthroat – Geothlypis trichas 2 **LIFER**
Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia 4
